Traite de Plantage et de la Culture des Principales Plantes Potageres, Recueilli du Dictionnaire Anglois

Bookseller

Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

049258

Title

Traite de Plantage et de la Culture des Principales Plantes Potageres, Recueilli du Dictionnaire Anglois

Author

Miller, (Philip)

Format/Binding

Leather Bound

Book Condition

Used - Very Good

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First Edition First Printing

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

N.p.

Place of Publication

A Yverdun

Date Published

1768

Size

16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾

Weight

1.50 lbs

Keywords

1768; Philip Miller; 18th Century; Traite de Plantage; Plants; Botany; Leather Binding; Rare; Collectible.

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